Fires set early Sunday under investigation

Sunday

Aug 10, 2014 at 6:42 PM

Springfield Fire Department investigators are looking into a pair of fires set early Sunday in alleys on the city's east side.

A garage in an alley in the 2100 block of East Jackson Street was found burning at 2:24 a.m., and another fire was found in an alley in the 2000 block of East Capitol Avenue at 2:29 a.m., according to police reports.

It's unclear whether the Capitol Avenue fire was set to a building.

Police reports said the fires were related, but no other information was available because investigators couldn't be reached for comment Sunday.